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     Note: John stayed on the home farm and this farm (since called Starr Farm) continued in the hands of his descendants until it was taken over by the city of Reading in 1927 for the new water project.

Early Church Records of Gloucester Co., NJ, p 44, (Haddonfield MM) "James Starr, son of Moses Starr of Maiden Creek, Berks County, PA. and Elizabeth Lord, dau. of Joshua, dec'd and Sarah (Wills) Lord, late of Deptford, having consent of their relations, m. at Woodbury Creek 8th mo, 15 da, 1764."

John Starr was born on 16 January 1721/22 at New Garden Twp., Chester Co., PA. He was the son of Moses Starr and Deborah King. John Starr married Eunice Lord, daughter of Joshua Lord and Sarah Wills, on 14 January 1760 at Haddonfield Monthly Meeting, Woodbury Creek, Gloucester Co., NJ. John Starr died on 11 August 1801 at Starr Farm, Maiden Creek, Berks Co., PA, at age 79.

     Note: John's will filed in Lancaster Co., PA dated 6th Jan 1748/9.

Names children: Moses, John, Hanna, Rose, Jean, and Mary. Think this John was the son of the 1st marriage and Moses of the second. John Starr was born on 15 July 1674 at Ballyhaes, County Cavan, Ireland. He was the son of John Starr and Mary Thompson. John Starr married Sarah Martin on 11 June 1706 at Home of John Bell, Ballyhaes, County Cavan, Ireland. John Starr immigrated in 1717; from Ireland. He died in 1749.

     John Starr was born on 17 March 1820 at Falls Twp., Hocking Co., OH, Birth date calculated from headstone legend "aged 32 y, 7m, 15 d." He was the son of Moses John Starr and Elizabeth Webb. John Starr died on 1 November 1852 at Falls Twp., Hocking Co., OH, at age 32. He was buried in November 1852 at Webb Chapel Cemetery, next to mother, Falls Twp., Hocking Co., OH.

     John Starr was born on 5 December 1719 at Londongrove Twp., Chester Co., PA. He was the son of Jeremiah Starr and Rebecca Jackson. John Starr died on 12 August 1761 at age 41.

     John Starr was born on 6 January 1725/26. He was the son of Isaac Starr and Margaret Lightfoot. John Starr died on 29 January 1760 at age 34.

     John Starr was the son of Isaac Starr and Mary Flower.

     John Starr died circa 1813 Died in infancy. He was born circa 1813 at McMinn Co., TN. He was the son of Caleb Starr and Nancy Harlan.

     John Starr was born in 1807 at Maiden Creek, Berks Co., PA. He was the son of James Starr and Eleanor Davis. John Starr married Sarah Lightfoot Parvin, daughter of Jacob Parvin and Mary Ives, on 2 October 1833. John Starr died in 1863.

     Note: Referred to as John Starr II

Purchased "The Manor of Beere" in the year 1550. John Starr was born circa 1520. He was the son of John Starr.

     Note: Referred to as John Starr I

He lived in the very small town of Beer, which is about one mile south of Seaton, in Devonshire, England. Beer, or Beere as it was spelled at the time is described today as a small fishing village, once a harbor for pirates.

by Victor Starr:

The Starr family roots probably lie somewhere in the mainland of Europe. The earliest record of a Starr was that of Leunot Stearre whose taxpaying status was noted in the English Doomsday book of the late eleventh century. He was of French descent and emigrated to England after the invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066. Another prominent family of Starrs to whom no direct relation has been linked (but probably exists) is that of Thomas Starr. Thomas Starr lived in Kent as early as the fourteenth century, and his descendants included Dr. Comfort Starr and many of the New England Starrs. This line of the family is speculated to have emigrated from Flanders to England sometime in the thirteenth century.

The oldest known direct ancestor, is John Starr who was born sometime around 1500. We know little about him other than the fact that his son, John, purchased a manor home in the village of Beere, England, and was a prominent member of the mercantile guild. Beere (or Beer as it is presently known) was a small fishing village on the southern coast of England about a mile from Seaton. The nearest city of prominence is Exeter.

After King Henry VIII dissolved the holdings of the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century, he included the manor home of Beere in the dowry of Catherine Paar. Later it was sold to the Hassard family of Lyme Regis who eventually sold it to John Starr of the mercantile guild in Beere. The manor home had been an abbey for hundreds of years, and had even been a home for Saxon leaders before the conquest. The manor had been rebuilt many times and after John Starr purchased it in 1550, an extensive renovation was performed.

This line is the direct one which produced all the individuals in the following outline. This list includes freemen of Exeter. Many of them are likely related to the line of Starrs as brothers, cousins, etc.

1561 John Starre, merchant

1580 William Starr, costermonger (merchant of fruits, vegetables, etc.)

1637 Bernard Starr, upholsterer, apprentice of Edward Lawrence

1646 Edmund (Edward?) Starre, grocer, deceased, apprentice of Nicholas Carwithie

1648 Robert Daniel, upholsterer apprentice of Bernard Starr, deceased

1656 John Starr, grocer, apprentice of Nicholas Carwithie

1660 John Starr, grocer, son of Bernard Starr by succession

1669 Frances Kingwell, grocer, apprentice of Edward Starr

1670 Simon Gandy, grocer, apprentice of Edward Starr

1676 Nicholas Kendall, grocer, apprentice of John Starr

1678 Benjamin Hawkins, grocer, apprentice of John Starr

1688 Peter Clarke, grocer, apprentice of John Starr

1694 John Starr, freeman. John Starr was born circa 1490 at Beer, South of Seaton, in Devonshire, England.

     John Starr married Phebe Taylor. John Starr was born on 5 November 1762. He was the son of Thomas Starr and Sarah Fincher. John Starr died before 1818.

     John Starr was born on 7 August 1794 at Roaring Creek, Northumberland Co., PA. He was the son of James Starr and Sarah Kinsler.

     Note: Referred to as John Starr III

Obtained a share of the Manor Estate, he had several sons, one of whom was William Starr. John Starr was born in 1543. He was the son of John Starr.

     John Starr was the daughter of Thomas Pearson and Sarah Starr.

     John Starr was born on 31 July 1777. He was the son of James Starr and Elizabeth Lord. John Starr married Mary Willits on 7 April 1813 at Maiden Creek Meeting, Chester Co., PA, 7 children born to this marriage. John Starr died on 26 June 1850 at age 72.

     John Starr was born circa 1789 at Harrison Co., VA (now WV). He was the son of Rev. Moses Starr and Elizabeth Woodward. John Starr married Anna Harris, daughter of (?) Harris and (?) Plummer. John Starr died in 1846 at Ritchie Co., VA (now WV).

     John Starr was born on 29 July 1713 at New Garden, Chester Co., PA. He was the son of James Starr and Rachel June Laybourne. John Starr married Mary Eldrige on 3 March 1743/44.

     John Starr was the son of John Starr and Mary Eldrige.

     John Starr was born on 27 July 1774. He was the son of Joseph Starr and Elizabeth Longstreth. John Starr died in 1811.

     Note: Death date: mentioned in will of uncle Jeremiah STARR, dated 12, 8m, 1791. John Starr was born circa 1752 at Chester Co., PA. He was the son of Isaac Starr. John Starr died after August 1791.

     John Starr was born in 1737.

     John Starr was born circa 1814 at Harrison Co. (probably), VA.¹ He was the son of John Starr and Anna Harris. John Starr married Ellen M. Ayers. Occupation: Carpenter in 1850 at Ritchie Co., VA.¹ John Starr died in 1875 at Addis Run, Ritchie Co., WV.

     John Starr was born circa 1848 at Ritchie Co., VA.¹ He was the son of John Starr and Ellen M. Ayers.

     John Starr was born in 1731 at Ireland. He was the son of John Starr and Mary Brown. John Starr died on 24 September 1755 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.

     John Starr was born in 1769. He was the son of Jeremiah Starr and Hannah Sharpless. John Starr married Phebe Massey on 23 April 1789 at Willistown Meeting, Chester Co., PA. John Starr died before 22 May 1799 at Willistown, Chester Co., PA.

     John Starr was born circa 1766. He was the son of John Starr and Rebecca Casey. John Starr died on 24 September 1855.

     John Starr was born on 4 August 1764 at Ireland. He was the son of James Starr and Lydia Gilbert. John Starr married Mary West, daughter of Charles West and Hannah Cooper, on 2 December 1785. John Starr died on 1 September 1808 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA, at age 44.

     John Starr married Elizabeth Kennedy. John Starr was born in 1787. He was the son of Arthur Starr and Margaret Moore. John Starr died on 19 December 1852 at Williams Co., OH.

     John Starr was born on 6 July 1806. He was the son of William Starr and Mary Armitage. John Starr died in 1878 at West Point, Columbiana Co., OH.

     John Starr was born in 1814. He was the son of John Starr and Elizabeth Kennedy.